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Where does “oold” come from?

oold (Saterland Frisian) comes from Old Frisian ald, from Proto-West Germanic ald, from Proto-Germanic aldaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₂eltós, from Proto-Indo-European h₂él-.

oold (Saterland Frisian): old

Definitions

  1. old

Ancestry of “oold”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianald—
2Proto-West Germanicaldold
3Proto-Germanicaldazold, grown up
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂eltós—
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂él-—

Words derived from “oold”

  • ooldful
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